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Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Women’s activewear brand to close stores

    Lucy Activewear plans to shutter its retail store operation, and merge with a sister brand.    Lucy, which is owned by VF Corp., will merge with The North Face, also owned by VF.     

  • Kimco makes two senior appointments

    Ross Cooper (left) and David Jamieson (right).

  • Five Items a Retailer Should Have in its Lease

    Changes in the retail landscape call for changes in lease agreements, as well

    With long-time anchors leaving malls, urgent care clinics moving into neighborhood centers, and online sellers applying pressure from all sides, retailers should take a new approach in structuring their lease agreements with property owners, say experts from both sides of the negotiations table.

  • Quincy Mall works with town to land Slumberland

    With just over 50 stores, Quincy Mall is hardly the biggest regional center in the nation, but it’s a big deal in the rural Mississippi River town of Quincy, Illinois, just a skiff’s ride from Mark Twain’s hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. And it was big news in Quincy when the J.C. Penney in the Cullinan-owned property closed shop.  

  • Nasty Gal to live on

    Nasty Gal is getting a new lease on life — but only in the digital space.   The brand, which was acquired out of bankruptcy in early February by British online fashion group Boohoo.com, will live on under new leadership as a pure player. Nasty Gal recently closed its two brick-and-mortar stores, both of which were in the Los Angeles area.    

  • Breakout Retailers

    CSA’s annual award program honors five growing brands

    Innovation in retail means breaking down barriers, navigating a fiercely competitive marketplace and making connections with increasingly demanding customers. In this section, Chain Store Age profiles five retailers that are succeeding in both. They are the winners of CSA’s Breakout Retailers Awards.

  • Report: Hhgregg plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as next month

    A week after bringing in advisers to determine how to return the chain to profitability, Hhgregg is preparing to file Chapter 11.  

  • Starbucks pulls plug on juice stores

    Starbucks is shuttering its remaining Evolution Fresh stores, but the brand will live on.   The coffee giant will close the two Evolution locations, both of which are in Seattle, but will continue to sell Evolution Fresh cold-press packaged juices in its coffee shops and at supermarkets. It also is launching new flavors.      Starbucks bought the brand in 2011, reportedly with an eye to rolling out stores nationwide. But it never grew beyond a handful of locations.  
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